product

noun

1. 1

   Anything that is produced; a result.

   The product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.

   To whom thus Michael: These are the product / Of those ill-mated marriages thou sawest;

   These institutions are the products of enthusiasm; they are the instruments of wisdom.

   The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”.

2. 2

   Anything that is produced; a result. The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.

   They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.

3. 3

   Anything that is produced; a result. A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.

   Skill is the product of hours of practice. His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.

4. 4

   Anything that is produced; a result. A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

   This is a product of lime and nitric acid.

5. 5

   Anything that is produced; a result. A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.

   The product of 2 and 3 is 6. The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.

6. 6

   Anything that is produced; a result. Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.

7. 7

   Anything that is produced; a result. Any tangible or intangible good or service that is a result of a process and that is intended for delivery to a customer or end user.

   Product innovation is needed to meet changes in society and its requirements for particular types of banking product.

   This sort of relationship can improve quality of transportation and can help in negotiations between transportation providers and transportation product users.

   You can't create a stellar software product unless you know what it is supposed to do. You must work with the stakeholders to create the product scope.

8. 8

   A commodity offered for sale.

   That store offers a variety of products. We've got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.

9. 9

   slangA commodity offered for sale. Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

   I got some product here — you buying?

10. 10

    Variant of beauty productEllipsis of beauty product: any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc. Often specifically a preparation used to hold one's hair in a desired arrangement.

    Wash excess product out of your hair.

    He puts his fingers in Miller’s hair, which is greasy with product.

verb

1. 1

   obsoleteTo produce.

   The probate of a Testament is the producting and insinuating of it before the Ecclesiastical Judge […]

Forms

plural

products

past tense

producted

past participle

producted

present participle

producting

third person singular

products